Asus Motherboard NCL-DS - Manual (Page 46)

2 - 2 6 2 - 2 6 2 - 2 6 2 - 2 6 2 - 2 6 C h a p t e r 2 : H a r d w a r e i n f o r m a t i o n C h a p t e r 2 : H a r d w a r e i n f o r m a t i o n C h a p t e r 2 : H a r d w a r e i n f o r m a t i o n C h a p t e r 2 : H a r d w a r e i n f o r m a t i o n C h a p t e r 2 : H a r d w a r e i n f o r m a t i o n
4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . V G A p o r t . V G A p o r t . V G A p o r t . V G A p o r t . V G A p o r t . This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGa-compatible
devices.
5 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 . S e r i a l ( C O M 1 ) p o r t S e r i a l ( C O M 1 ) p o r t S e r i a l ( C O M 1 ) p o r t S e r i a l ( C O M 1 ) p o r t S e r i a l ( C O M 1 ) p o r t. This 9-pin communication port is for pointing
devices or other serial devices.
6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 1 a n d 2 . U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 1 a n d 2 . U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 1 a n d 2 . U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 1 a n d 2 . U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 1 a n d 2 . These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus
(USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
7 . 7 . 7 . 7 . 7 . P S / 2 k e y b o a r d p o r t ( p u r p l e ) . P S / 2 k e y b o a r d p o r t ( p u r p l e ) . P S / 2 k e y b o a r d p o r t ( p u r p l e ) . P S / 2 k e y b o a r d p o r t ( p u r p l e ) . P S / 2 k e y b o a r d p o r t ( p u r p l e ) . This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
2.7 Connectors
2.7.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors
1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t ( g r e e n ) . P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t ( g r e e n ) . P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t ( g r e e n ) . P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t ( g r e e n ) . P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t ( g r e e n ) . This port is for a PS/2 mouse.
2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . P a r a l l e l p o r t . P a r a l l e l p o r t . P a r a l l e l p o r t . P a r a l l e l p o r t . P a r a l l e l p o r t . This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner,
or other devices.
(present in NCL-DS and NCL-D models only)
3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) p o r t s . L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) p o r t s . L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) p o r t s . L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) p o r t s . L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) p o r t s . These ports allow Gigabit connection to a
Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table
below for the LAN port LED indications.
LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications
1 2
7 6 3 5 4
A C T / L I N K L E D A C T / L I N K L E D A C T / L I N K L E D A C T / L I N K L E D A C T / L I N K L E D S P E E D L E D S P E E D L E D S P E E D L E D S P E E D L E D S P E E D L E D
S t a t u s S t a t u s S t a t u s S t a t u s S t a t u s D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n S t a t u s S t a t u s S t a t u s S t a t u s S t a t u s D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n
OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1000 Mbps connection
L A N p o r t L A N p o r t L A N p o r t L A N p o r t L A N p o r t
S P E E D S P E E D S P E E D S P E E D S P E E D
L E D L E D L E D L E D L E D
ACT/LINK ACT/LINK ACT/LINK ACT/LINK ACT/LINK
L E D L E D L E D L E D L E D